The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
THERUSSELL CASE
EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
WHO SAW THE MURDER
Committed In the Peabody Hotel
Broaddus's Evidence Worries
Attorney General Peters,
WHO CHARGES HIN WITH PER.
JURY,
And Desires to Treat Him as an Ad-
verse Witness, Which the Court
Takes Ur der Amusement.

AaAcs OLueF Amusement.
The Criminal Court opened prompt
ly at $3.50 o'clock on yesterday morn
ing, when the Goodwin trial com
menced in earnest by the witnesse
being called in and sworn.
The first witness put on the stan,
was
Mr.. ROBERT H. JONES,
who stated that his business was tba
of an undertaken: that he took chsrp,
OF the body of Thomas Dalton afte
his dsath; that he found five bulle
holes in the body, three in the lei
breast and stomach, one in the rigbt
breast and one in the back, all O
which, with the exception of the ONT
in the right breast, appeared to bt
made by entering balls, while the lat
ter appeared to be made by one in it,
exit. A co t and vest were handed tc
witness, who stated that he thought
they were the same as those worn by
Dalton at the lime OF his death. He
examined the holes, then raid they
corresponded with the wounds on the
deceased. The witness also exhibited
a bullet that he said was taken from
the clothing ct deceased.
The defenEe declined to crosse KAN.
inc ana the second witness was intro
duced, who was a colored boy, and
testified as IS follows: "My name is
JAMES H, CLAYBURN.
i am porter for Hoist, the undertaken.
I helped to prepare the body of Mr..
Dalton for buriat" This witness de-
scribed the wounds just as the former
did, aud stated that be found the
bullet exhibited by the former; found
it | the ms de folds of the vest, i'm.
mediate y over the wound in the right
breast. This witness was not cross.
examined, and just as he WAS leaving
the staud deputy sheriff came in with
a dummy, like these seen in the front
of clothing stores. "Swear the wit.
ness" says Col G init (pointing to the
dummy "and put him under this
rule"
The next witness was
MR.. CHAs. MAYDwELL,
who was examined at great len 9Th in
regard to the relative positione, dis
tances, etc of doors, desks and gen.
eral surroundings of the hotel, which
he explaine l by diagram previously
drawn by himself. No cross examina.
ton.
The next witness was called, who
testified; My name is
A. M. WEST.
am practictng physician. l was in
The Peabody Hotel shortly after the
tho oting of Dalton in December last.
think he was quite dead when got
here. used every means at my
to resusc tate him, but with
mt effect. Some one asked me to
,robe the wounds. Ipulled his shirt
pen and discovered that he had sew
raj wounds. There were three in the
cit eide, one near the collar bone, one
lnder the left nipple and one near the |
tomach. There was also a wound in |
he right breast near the nipple and |
ne in the back. All appeared to be
made by entering balls, with
10 oAOoPiiou VI tuo Ou6 III |
be right breast. Here the
jimmy was brought in and placed
efore the jury, the coat and vest of
be deceased placed on it, and the
{ cor asked to state to the jury how
le balls entered, which he did by
lowiDg that the ball coming out at
10 right nipple had the same range
J the one entering thu back, and was
robably the same. This witness also
as told he could 20 without any cross
K animation.
The fifth witness introduced stated
~ name is
W. A. TULRY.
am the clerk at the Peabody Ho-
j. l was there on the evening Of De.
'mher 9th last, when Tom Dalton
as killed. l was standing at my desk
liking to a gentleman VIII was
lddenly startled by pistol shot. l
oked up and saw man fall forward
ON the settes in front of me. Saw
lother man, who aflerward proved
be Goodwin, with pistol in his
md, and saw him fire three
ore shots in rapid succe sslon
to the body OF the man on the floor.
then ran out to call a policem an.
OF a word was spoken by either
Irty. Just before the shooting saw
PENDANT walk up to the desk and
ok over the register. He was smok-
9 cigarette at the time, and |
,ticed nothing unusual about him. l
30 saw the deceased 8 short time
fore. He came up TO the desk and
ked me a question.
This was the first witness cross ex-
1ined at all. He was asked only a
" quett ons and answered them {
~ intelliQently.
The next witneGs stated: My
me is 8
CHARLES GRAY. '
am clerk at the cigar stand in the I
tel. l knew Dalton personally.
as at the hotel December 9th last
d saw Dal'on when he was shot. l
netting attracted my attention, |
d on looking up l saw Goodwin vita ,
,ist ii pointing at Dalton, who was I
ting on the settee in front of me. 2
10 first shot was fired jus as l Ii oked !
/. l saw him fire tnTee more. Dali 9
a was lying on the floor when the !
It three we're fred. Goodwin then I
rned and came toward me with the T
'tol in his hand, aud l ran out as
It as could. l lad no desire to =
y to see what else was going to u
open. I
The next witness testified: Ny G
me is '
THos o'sHEA.
the time of the killing / was work c
. at the hotel. l saw Dalton Just 3
lore he was shot. Saw Goodwin .
liking toward the front door, and j
ZEN he got opposite Dalton, without Y
ing q word, he drew his pistol,
ned and fred at him. Dalton fell,
d he then fred three mora shots
o him. Dalton was sitting down n
Ien tie first shot was free aud only .
sed bis hands as the pistol fred. =
Cross examined by Gen. Wright ;;
is nothing unusual for people to 1